Takata files for bankruptcy
Plagued by recalls and saddled with unmanageable debt, airbag manufacturer Takata files for bankruptcy protection in Tok...
read moreToshiba gets earnings extension
Embattled Toshiba Corp. gets an extension for filing its fiscal 2016 earnings report and is demoted to the TSE's 2nd sec...
read moreOkinawa marks 72 years since WWII ground battle
Okinawa marks the 72nd anniversary of the end of a World War II battle in the southwestern Japan prefecture.
read moreTerritorial waters grow around volcano island
Japan issues a map showing expanded territorial waters around Nishi-no-Shima, an active volcanic island in the Pacific.
read moreCrown Prince Naruhito returns from Denmark
Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito returns from Denmark. His trip coincided with the proclamation of a new law allowing Emper...
read moreSouth Korean president seeking comfort women apology
South Korean President Moon Jae-in tells the Washington Post he wants an official government apology for comfort women, ...
read moreToshiba favors intl group to buy chip business
It's been learned Japan's Toshiba Corporation favors a Japanese, U.S. and South Korean group to buy its semiconductor bu...
read moreUS destroyer possibly at fault in collision
Individuals involved in investigating the collision between a US destroyer and a container ship tell Nippon TV the USS F...
read morePM Abe contrite as ratings plunge
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe acknowledges shortfalls in Diet deliberations and pledges to regain trust as his appr...
read moreJapan and the EU talk trade
Negotiators from Japan and the European Union kick off trade talk in Tokyo that might make cheese cheaper in Japan and J...
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